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Turbomachinery Pump and Leaf Blower Analysis

This document summarizes the solution steps to two problems involving turbomachinery: 1) A 36.75-in pump operating at 1170 rpm is used to pump water through 1000 ft of pipe to a point 200 ft above the reservoir. The flow rate is calculated to be 31.4 ft3/s (14,100 gpm) requiring 2800 brake horsepower. For cavitation avoidance, the pump inlet should be placed at least 8.5 ft below the surface. 2) A problem involves using pump characteristics to design a leaf blower with a 4 ft smooth PVC pipe and desired exit velocity of 73 mi/h. Appropriate impeller diameter and rotation speed are calculated based on relationships

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Turbomachinery Pump and Leaf Blower Analysis

This document summarizes the solution steps to two problems involving turbomachinery: 1) A 36.75-in pump operating at 1170 rpm is used to pump water through 1000 ft of pipe to a point 200 ft above the reservoir. The flow rate is calculated to be 31.4 ft3/s (14,100 gpm) requiring 2800 brake horsepower. For cavitation avoidance, the pump inlet should be placed at least 8.5 ft below the surface. 2) A problem involves using pump characteristics to design a leaf blower with a 4 ft smooth PVC pipe and desired exit velocity of 73 mi/h. Appropriate impeller diameter and rotation speed are calculated based on relationships

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Chapter 11 • Turbomachinery 843

11.63 The 36.75-in pump in Fig. 11.7a at 1170 r/min is used to pump water at 60°F from a
reservoir through 1000 ft of 12-in-ID galvanized-iron pipe to a point 200 ft above the reservoir
surface. What flow rate and brake horsepower will result? If there is 40 ft of pipe upstream of
the pump, how far below the surface should the pump inlet be placed to avoid cavitation?

Solution: For galvanized pipe, ε ≈ 0.0005 ft, hence ε /d ≈ 0.0005. Assume fully-rough
flow, with f ≈ 0.0167. The pipe head loss is thus approximately

L [Q/(π d 2 /4)]2 æ 1000 ö [Q/(π (1) /4)]


2 2
h f = ∆z + f = 200 + 0.0167 ç
d 2g è 1 ÷ø 2(32.2)
≈ 200 + 0.42Q 2 (Q in ft 3 /s)

Curve-fit Fig. 11.7a, D = 36.75′′, to a parabola: H p ≈ 665 − 0.051Q 2 (again Q in ft 3 /s)

Equate: 665 − 0.051Q 2 = 200 + 0.42Q 2 , solve Q ≈ 31.4 ft 3 /s ≈ 14100 gpm Ans. (a)
Figure 11.7a: P = ρ gQH/η = 62.4(31.4)(615)/0.78 ÷ 550 ≈ 2800 bhp. Ans. (b)
Check V = Q/A ≈ 40 ft/s, Red = Vd/ν ≈ 3.71E6, Moody chart, f ≈ 0.0168 (OK).
(c) Figure 11.7a @ 14000 gpm: read NPSH ≈ 25 ft. Calculate the head loss upstream:

L V2 æ 40 ö (40.0)
2
h fi = f = 0.0168 ç ÷ ≈ 16.7 ft , use Eq. 11.20:
d 2g è 1 ø 2(32.2)
pa − p v 2116 − 39
NPSH = 25 ≤ − Z i − h fi = − Z i − 16.7, solve Z i ≤ −8.5 ft Ans. (c)
ρg 62.4

11.64 A leaf blower is essentially a centrifugal impeller exiting to a tube. Suppose that
the tube is smooth PVC pipe, 4 ft long, with a diameter of 2.5 in. The desired exit
velocity is 73 mi/h in sea-level standard air. If we use the pump family of Eq. (11.27) to
drive the blower, what approximate (a) diameter and (b) rotation speed are appropriate?
(c) Is this a good design?

Solution: Recall that Eq. (11.27) gave BEP coefficients for the pumps of Fig. 11.7:
CQ* ≈ 0.115; C*H ≈ 5.0; C*P ≈ 0.65
Apply these coefficients to the leaf-blower data. Neglect minor losses, that is, let the
pump head match the pipe friction loss. For air, take ρ = 1.2 kg/m3 and µ = 1.8E−5 kg/m⋅s.

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